A great teacher and excellent clinician

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, February 20

Prof BK Sharma, a legend in the field of medicine, will be remembered for his knowledge and humility. He rose from a humble background of Bhia village in Jammu to become the Director of the PGI, Chandigarh.

Born in 1937, Prof Sharma had early schooling in Amritsar. He had a brilliant undergraduate and postgraduate academic record at Amritsar Medical College.

He joined the PGI in 1967 as a lecturer and became the Head, Department of Internal Medicine, and subsequently the Director of the institute. Prof Sharma had the unique qualities of a great teacher, an excellent clinician and above all, a good human being.

He taught a generation of doctors, treated thousands of patients and was a great researcher. He was known for his extraordinary ability to diagnose and treat the most critical patients. His area of interest included hypertension and Takayasu Arterites. He was fondly called a Doyen in Medicine. He will be missed by his students who are spread across the globe and his patients who came from all walks of life. He left for his heavenly abode on Friday peacefully. He is survived by his wife, Prof Saroj Sharma, a microbiologist, and two children.